Rachel Weissman is a visionary leader bridging technology, design, and sustainability. An award-winning designer, artist, coach, founder, and speaker, she champions the creation of a more conscious and interconnected world. With a BFA in Design from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Rachel's diverse career spans influential roles at tech giants and innovative startups.

After honing her skills in AI-driven product design and user experience at Google and Salesforce, Rachel ventured into entrepreneurship. She co-founded Insights Abroad, a study abroad marketplace, and established Design To Be, an emotional intelligence community and training for designers, demonstrating her commitment to global education and personal growth.

Driven by a desire to align technology with human values, Rachel was the CEO & Co-Founder of Homer, an AI communications company, and is currently the Founder & Design Director of Ayni. Specializing in regenerative design and integral storytelling, Ayni weaves art, design, technology, and narrative together to catalyze positive environmental and social change. These ventures embody her dedication to solutions that foster authentic expression and ecological harmony.

Rachel is also an executive coach dedicated to empowering AI, Climate, and Deep Tech executives to achieve unparalleled success. With a rich background in technology innovation, entrepreneurship, consciousness, design, and performance optimization, Rachel offers a unique, holistic approach to leadership development that fosters both personal growth and business excellence.

Her holistic approach seamlessly integrates art, design, technology, and narrative to catalyze environmental and social change. She advocates for innovations that deepen our connection to the natural world, envisioning a future of harmonious coexistence between technology and ecology. A longtime meditator, Rachel prioritizes spaces that nurture awakened awareness and enlightenment, weaving these practices into her professional and personal spheres.

Rachel inspires a shift from fragmentation to integration, and from exploitation to regeneration in both her work and life. Those close to her describe Rachel as courageous, pure, present, creative, grounded, driven, and a person of deep conviction—qualities that radiate through her endeavors and relationships.

Rachel was born and raised in Chicago and currently based in Mill Valley, California.